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Jack Riley
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Acting
Birthday
1935-12-30,Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
John Albert Riley Jr. (December 30, 1935 – August 19, 2016) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He was known for playing Elliot Carlin, a chronic psychology client of the main character on The Bob Newhart Show, and for voicing Stu Pickles, one of the parents in the animated Rugrats franchise. Riley was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Agnes C. Riley (née Corrigan) and John Albert Riley. After attending Saint Ignatius High School and John Carroll University, he served in the U.S. Army. After being discharged, Riley became a popular radio personality in Cleveland, along with his radio partner and "straight man" Jeff Baxter; The Baxter & Riley Show on WERE (1300 AM) featured not only music but comedy sketches and a slew of offbeat characters that Riley and Baxter voiced. Riley gave up the radio show in the mid-1960s and moved to Los Angeles, where his Cleveland friend Tim Conway helped him obtain work writing comedy sketches, which later led to acting opportunities. First a semi-regular in the cast of the 1960s sitcom Occasional Wife, a short-lived show on NBC in which he played Wally Frick, Riley was perhaps most famous for playing Elliot Carlin, the neurotic, sour, and selfish patient on The Bob Newhart Show 1972–1978. In 1973, he was cast as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family Fun-House, then in 1979, he starred in ABC's holiday telefilm The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (a.k.a. The Night Dracula Saved The World) as Warren the Werewolf (Wolf Man) of Budapest. Riley then, in 1980, appeared in a comedy special for HBO called The Wild Wacky Wonderful World of Winter. He was a regular cast member in The Tim Conway Show, a comedy-variety show that aired on CBS from March 1980 through late summer 1981, acting in sketch comedy in each episode. In 1985, he reprised his Bob Newhart Show role of Elliot Carlin on St. Elsewhere, and did so again in a 1987 episode of ALF. Among his other TV credits are multiple appearances on such shows as Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (parodying Lyndon Johnson), M*A*S*H, Barney Miller, Hogan's Heroes, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, One Day at a Time, Gomer Pyle, Diff'rent Strokes, and Night Court. He was also a favorite of Mel Brooks, appearing in several of his films: High Anxiety (1977), History of the World: Part I (1981), To Be or Not to Be (1983), and (cameo only) Spaceballs (1987). Riley often provided voiceovers for television and radio commercials, most notably in spots for Country Crock margarine. He also voiced the character "P.C. Modem, the computer genius" in radio commercials for CompUSA that aired in the 1990s. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Riley was known for voicing Stu Pickles (father of the main protagonist Tommy) in the animated series Rugrats. The franchise consisted of the TV series, the spin-off All Grown Up! and the film trilogy. He continued to make guest appearances during the 1990s in popular sitcoms, showing up in episodes of Seinfeld, Son of the Beach, Friends, Coach, The Drew Carey Show, That '70s Show, and, in a gag appearance, as an unnamed but obvious Mr. Carlin in a 1988 episode of Newhart. He made a cameo appearance on the November 23, 2013, episode of Saturday Night Live, as a subway passenger during the sketch "Matchbox 3". That episode would be his final acting role.

Filmography

History of the World: Part I

6.776

History of the World: Part I
1981-06-12

4.5

Room 6
2006-06-13

Rugrats Go Wild

6.2

Rugrats Go Wild
2003-06-13

To Be or Not to Be

6.733

To Be or Not to Be
1983-12-16

6.4

High Anxiety
1977-12-25

A Dangerous Woman

5.3

A Dangerous Woman
1993-09-10

The Rugrats Movie

6.2

The Rugrats Movie
1998-11-20

Chairman of the Board

3.7

Chairman of the Board
1998-03-13

5.1

Avenging Angel
2007-07-07

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

4.4

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989-05-05

4.4

Night Patrol
1984-11-16

6.9

Frances
1982-12-03

The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special

0

The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
1991-11-23

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

6.7

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
1984-09-17

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

5.625

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
1979-10-28

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

7.2

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971-06-24

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

6.6

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000-11-17

Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Snow White

6.6

Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Snow White
2005-09-09

0

First The Egg
1985-03-06

Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'

0

Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'
2009-12-15

The World's Greatest Lover

5.8

The World's Greatest Lover
1977-12-18

The History of White People in America

6.2

The History of White People in America
1985-06-04

6.516

Silent Movie
1976-06-17

7.2

The Player
1992-04-03

Love in the Present Tense

0

Love in the Present Tense
1982-01-01

California Split

6.615

California Split
1974-08-07

Days of Wine and Roses

7.5

Days of Wine and Roses
1963-02-04

5.4

The Bank Shot
1974-07-31

6.844

Spaceballs
1987-06-24

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

5

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
1978-10-01

6.674

Catch-22
1970-06-24

5.4

The Bank Shot
1974-07-31

7.6

Boogie Nights
1997-10-10

When Your Lover Leaves

0

When Your Lover Leaves
1983-10-31

3.5

Payback
1988-01-01

Portrait of a White Marriage

4

Portrait of a White Marriage
1988-08-27

Rugrats: All Growed Up

6.5

Rugrats: All Growed Up
2001-07-21

6.4

Burl's
2003-06-08

The History of White People in America: Volume II

9

The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986-01-01

Gleaming the Cube

5.9

Gleaming the Cube
1989-01-13

3.606

Theodore Rex
1995-12-14

The Long Goodbye

7.41

The Long Goodbye
1973-03-08

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

4.8

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979-06-15

4.2

Rented Lips
1987-10-28

In Broad Daylight

5.8

In Broad Daylight
1971-10-16

A Rugrats Chanukah

6.556

A Rugrats Chanukah
1996-12-04

A Rugrats Passover

7.333

A Rugrats Passover
1994-05-29

Marriage Is Alive and Well

0

Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980-01-25

7

Lots of Luck
1985-02-03

The Rules of Marriage

1

The Rules of Marriage
1982-05-10

5.4

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

7.964

That '70s Show
1998-08-23

The Drew Carey Show

6.5

The Drew Carey Show
1995-09-13

7.7

All Grown Up!
2003-04-12

7

Alice
1976-08-31

7.3

Family Ties
1982-09-22

7.3

Night Court
1984-01-04

Son of the Beach

6.8

Son of the Beach
2000-03-14

8.1

Columbo
1971-09-15

8.279

Seinfeld
1989-07-05

7.906

M*A*S*H
1972-09-17

Charles in Charge

6.1

Charles in Charge
1984-10-03

6.291

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

I Dream of Jeannie

7.8

I Dream of Jeannie
1965-09-18

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

6.7

Simon & Simon
1981-11-24

6.515

The Flying Nun
1967-09-07

The Bob Newhart Show

7.4

The Bob Newhart Show
1972-09-16

Diff'rent Strokes

7

Diff'rent Strokes
1978-11-03

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

7.1

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964-09-25

6.9

Coach
1989-02-28

7.3

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

7.3

Punky Brewster
1984-09-16

7.7

Happy Days
1974-01-15

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

6.5

Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1997-09-28

7.2

Newhart
1982-10-02

7.604

Rugrats
1991-08-11

6.7

Family Matters
1989-09-22

7.5

Hogan's Heroes
1965-09-17

6.8

Hart to Hart
1979-09-22

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.421

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982-09-11

6.455

Cannon
1971-09-14

Eight Is Enough

6.1

Eight Is Enough
1977-03-15

6.7

Yes, Dear
2000-10-02

5.7

Throb
1986-09-20

4.6

Harry O
1974-09-12

4.7

Working
1997-10-08

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.4

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967-09-09

6.4

Dave's World
1993-09-20

Getting Together

5

Getting Together
1971-09-18

Occasional Wife

7.5

Occasional Wife
1966-09-13

5.5

Blacke's Magic
1986-01-05

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.5

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-09-19

6.5

Oh, Grow Up
1999-09-22

7

Mathnet
1987-01-26

0

Roxie
1987-04-01

5

Ladies Man
1980-10-27

Married... with Children

7.716

Married... with Children
1987-04-05

7.3

Night Court
1984-01-04

Joe and Valerie

0

Joe and Valerie
1978-04-24

7.7

All Grown Up!
2003-04-12

The Garfield Show

5.8

The Garfield Show
2009-11-02

The Rockford Files

7.5

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

The Bob Newhart Show

7.4

The Bob Newhart Show
1972-09-16

0

Washingtoon
1985-08-02

7.6

Kung Fu
1972-10-14

7.5

Hogan's Heroes
1965-09-17

7.3

Night Court
1984-01-04

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.4

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967-09-09

Harry and the Hendersons

5.633

Harry and the Hendersons
1991-01-13

7.3

Night Court
1984-01-04

6.291

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

7.3

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

6.3

Police Woman
1974-09-13

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.5

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-09-19

0

George & Leo
1997-09-15

The Snoop Sisters

7.2

The Snoop Sisters
1973-12-19

The Tim Conway Show

7.5

The Tim Conway Show
1980-03-22